There Be Dragons

Story about Opus Dei's founder which advocates about his work through a much incoherent parallel story of the crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War and the today's stormy relationship of a son and his father. Most of the performing is pretty bad, maybe also empowered by the clear difficulties that many of the Spanish actors have to do so in English and their strong accent when speaking.

CinemaSerf

2025-02-24

⭐ 6

Hmmm. Well “Reign of Fire” it isn’t, nor is there even a fellow called “Pete” with a cave - so if you are after a fantasy adventure then maybe not. If you are looking for a slightly messy history-cum-religious story of the acclaimed “Opus Dei” founding Spanish revolutionary priest, then maybe stick with it. Charlie Cox takes on the priestly role as Josemaria Escrivá who is being investigated on the instructions of Pope John Paul II - he is a prime candidate for canonisation. It was cannon of another sort, though, that this journalist discovers played much more of a role in the life of many peo…